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Shaan

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Meaning of Shaan: Sanskrit: 'pride or dignity'

Shaan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2177th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1199th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2177

64 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1199

23 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,507

First recorded 1970 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 16 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 25 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 62 babies2004: 84 babies2005: 71 babies2006: 84 babies2007: 93 babies2008: 100 babies2009: 113 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 105 babies2012: 99 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 74 babies2015: 90 babies2016: 102 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 73 babies2019: 87 babies2020: 68 babies20202021: 97 babies2022: 67 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 72 babies2025: 64 babies
US babies named Shaan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 113.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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